Russian Galkin out after failing test
Updated: Thursday, 14 Jun 2007 17:05
Russian 400 metre runner Anton Galkin has been flung out of the Olympics for failing a drugs test, the International Olympic Committee announced this morning.
The 25-year-old Galkin tested positive for an anabolic steroid after finishing fourth in his semi-final on August 21. He failed to qualify for the final.
Galkin is the 21st competitor to be sanctioned for drug related offences during the Athens Olympics.
n athletics these include two Olympic champions - Robert Fazekas of Hungary in the men's discus and Irina Korzhanenko of Russia in the women's shot put.
Filed by Mark O'Neill-Cummins
